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Odisha Inks MoU with Sarvam to Build India’s First Full-Stack Sovereign AI Park

in State News February 6, 2026 Comments Off on Odisha Inks MoU with Sarvam to Build India’s First Full-Stack Sovereign AI Park 586 Views

Bhubaneswar:6/2/26:Odisha Government today took a major step towards creating a secure and inclusive artificial intelligence ecosystem by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Sarvam, a leading Indian AI company, to establish a full-stack Sovereign AI Park in the state.

The MoU was signed in the presence of President Droupadi Murmu on the sidelines of the Black Swan Summit 2026. The agreement aligns with Odisha’s Vision 2036 and Vision 2047, prioritising sovereign infrastructure, population-scale Odia-language applications, and long-term institutional capacity in AI.

The signing ceremony was witnessed by Governor Dr Hari Babu Kambhampati, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Minister for Electronics & IT Dr Mukesh Mahaling, Minister of Higher Education Suryabanshi Suraj, GFTN Chairman Ravi Menon, Chief Secretary Anu Garg, Principal Secretary (Electronics & IT) Vishal Dev, senior state officials, and the leadership team of Sarvam.

The proposed Sovereign AI Park will be a purpose-built innovation district that integrates high-performance compute infrastructure, talent development, research, startups, global enterprises, and government use-cases within a single physical campus. A key objective is to position Odisha as a net producer and exporter of compute resources to other states — a significant milestone in India’s digital economy.

The park will enable the rollout of large-scale, voice-first AI applications in Odia across critical sectors, including education, agriculture, healthcare, e-governance, and public safety. These solutions are designed to improve last-mile delivery of government schemes, allowing citizens — especially in rural, tribal, and low-literacy areas — to access information on entitlements, benefits, and grievance redressal through simple conversational interfaces.

Sarvam, known for developing foundational AI models tailored for Indian languages and public-sector needs, will serve as a key indigenous partner. Its expertise in speech, multilingual systems, and large-scale governance deployments complements Odisha’s goal of building an Odia-first, citizen-centric AI ecosystem.

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Ashok Palit has completed his graduation from Upendranath College Soro, Balasore and post graduation from Utkal University in Odia Language and literture.. He has also carved out a niche for himself as a scribe of eminence after joining the profession in 1988. He is also an independent media production professional. He brings loads of experience to Advanced Media, Ashok Palit as a cineaste has been active in film criticism for over three decades. As a film society activist, he soared to eminence for his profound commitment to the art film appreciation and aesthetics of cinema. His mode of discourse is often erudite but always lucid and comprehensible marked by a perfect acumen so rare in the field. A film aesthete with an immense fond of critical sensibilities, he wrote about growth and development of odia cinema in New Indian Express, The Times of India, The Hindustan Times, The Asian Age and Screen. He has been working as an Editor for Cine Samaya from 2002-2004.. He had made solid contribution on cinema in many odia Dailies and weekly such as Samaj, Prajatantra, Dharatri, Samaya, Satabadi, and weekly Samaya.
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